Improvement in skirts



0. P. FLYNT.

Skirts.

Patented Oct. 20,1874.

N0.l56,0l9.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcEf OLIVIA P. FLYNT, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SKIRTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l 56,019, date October 20, 1874 application led June 1, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVIA P. FLYNT, of;

Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Ladies Skirts; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention is applicable to a dress-skirt, waterproof skirt, or, in fact, an outer skirt of any kind or description which is accessible to the wearer. 1t might, perhaps, be applied to an under-skirt, it' deemed desirable, although it is intended particularly for use in connec tion with an outer skirt, such as the skirt of a dress or other outer garment.

Attached to the sides or edges of the front breadth of the skirt, and extending over upon the side breadths, are two welts, not unornamental in appearance. Two outside pockets are placed in cach Welt, one abo-ve the other, and are protected and hid by a tab buttoning over them. A largerinside pocket is also placed in each welt, beneath the pockets above named, which is reached through the free edge of the welt, one edge only being attached to the skirt. A large skirt-pocket is also placed under each welt, which is covered by the same and partially supported by means of a tape, the upper end of which is attached to the skirt-binding.

In the accompanying illustration, Figure l is a front view of a skirt embodying my invention. The opening, which is necessary in order to place the skirt upon the person, is unbuttoned, so as to more fully exhibit the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan View of one of the welts detached from the skirt and spread open, being also entirely free from sewing. It would also be a correct View of the pattern for making the welt. Fig. 3 is a plan View of one of y the tabs, unsewed and not attached to a Welt.

Fig. 4 is a detached View of one ot' the welts folded into its proper position, with the tab attached. Fig. 5 is a plan View of the skirtpocket, unfolded, unsewed, and not attached to the skirt. It is also a correct View of the pattern for making the same. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal vertical section cut through the centers of the pockets, welt, tab, and skirt.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

arepresents the skirt of a dress or other outer garment, a being the front breadth and a the side breadths. b is a welt, ot' which there are two, one upon each side the garment. This welt b is made from one piece of cloth,

(see Fig. 2,) and is folded at b. It is attached at its edges b" to the front breadth a', and at its lower edge to the side breadth a, while its folded edge b remains free and is unattached to the skirt. cis a small pocket in the outside of the Welt b, near the top of the same, c being the opening or entrance to it. This pocket c extends down as far as the stitching o", and is accessible only upon the outer side ot' the welt. d is a pocket somewhatlarger and deeper than the pocket c, accessible through the opening d in the outside of the welt and extending down to the line of stitching d". In order to hide and protect from the weather, Sto., the outer pockets c d, a tab, c, is attached to the welt at the linee', and extends up over the openings c d to the pockets c d, and attaches to the button f, which is fastened to the dressbinding g. 'W hen the pockets c d are to be reached this tab e is unbuttoned. his the lowest pocket in the welt b, and extends to the bottom of the said Welt. h is the direct opening to it, and, as it opens upon the inner side of the welt, it is reached by placing the hand under the free side or edge b of the welt and through the openingh. his a very large pocket in the skirt a. Its opening 7c is in the side breadth a, and is in the center of the pocket k. k, Fig. 5, is .the line at which it folds over. Its entrance 7c l1s entirely covered by the welt b, and it can be made as long as the dress will allow. As the contents of this pocket 7c may render it somewhat heavy, a supporting-tape, Z, Fig. 6, (see also broken lines, Fig. 1,) is attached to it, which supports it from the skirtbinding g. The two welts, and also the tabs, are precisely alike, as are also the pockets c d h k. One ofthe tabs hides the opening in the skirt seen in Fig. l, and used in putting it on.

All the pockets are very useful, and especially so to a lady traveling. The pockets c may be used one for the watch and the other for tickets; the pockets d, one for the pocketbook and the other for F change, the pockets 71 one for such articles s gloves and the other for the handkerchief or veil. The lower pockets 7c are especially intended for such articles as are commonly placed in traveling-bags, such as a change of under-clothing, or even outer clothing, so that a lady can travel With but lit-Y tle or no baggage for a limited period.

Let it be understood that the Welts b are no disgurement to the skirt, but are, in themselves, ornamental, and add to its beauty and grace. p

I am aware that the Welts, in and of themselves considered7 are not novel, and I there= fore do not claim them as new.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Y 1. In combination with a ladys skirt, the

Weite Zi,A having their ed gesb frec and provided OLIVIA I). FLYNT.

Witnesses HENRY W. WILLIAMs, l E. H. BER. 

